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"We found a flight that was going Sydney-Singapore and managed to divert it to Melbourne," said New Zealand Bloodstock Transport executive Greg Northcott.

This morning's flight is due to leave at 9am, necessitating the cancellation of the arrangement to introduce Xtravagant and Stephen Autridge to media outlets this morning.

Xtravagant drew the perfect No 3 barrier when fields were finalised yesterday morning. The colt was originally posted as $3.80 favourite on futures betting with outlets in Australia, but shortened to be less than $3 after the barrier draw.

The Darren Weir-trained Palentino is regarded as the main danger, a bit ahead of Tarzino.